Receptacle.



W. AT. MUEOWELL.

REGEPTAOLB. A APPLICATION FILED 1113.23, 1909. 993,312, Patented May 23,1911.

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- RECEPTAGLE.

APPLIOAON FILED FEB. 23,1909. 993,312.. n r Patented May 23; 1911.

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. W. T. MGDOWBLL.

REGBPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 23,1909.

. Patented May 23,1911.

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W. T. MGDOWELL.

REGEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED EEB. 23, 1909'. I I 993,312., Y Patented May 23,1911.

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WILLIAM 'l. MODOWELL, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

Recensore.

Specification of Letters Patent. i Patented May 23, 1911.

Applieationled. February 23, 1909. Serial No. 479,543.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. Mo- DOWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This inventin consists in a match receptacle which is 'particularly well adapted to hold matches in small quantities and which is of such size as to be conveniently carried in one ofo the clothes pockets of the user or dispensed from a coin-controlled device or distributed gratuitously for advertising purposes.

A simple and efficient means is provided to lock the parts in position for use, and, also, simple and very eective means of ignition for either a safety or the ordinary type of match, thus obviating care in selecting matches to be placed in the receptacle.

in some forms of this invention, the use of glue or a staple or both is necessary, while other forms are self-locking and the use of glue or a staple rendered unnecessary. lt is also to be noted that the present invention is as well adapted to be used as a receptacle for various other articles such as tickets, stamps, etc., and that its use for the purposesl of this invention need not be restricted to the carriage of matches. As a result, it is evident.`

that the igniting element need not always be necessarily an adjunct of a match carrying receptacle but may be supplied in any other connections, where a combined receptacle and igniting device may be desirable.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, in which like numbers of reference denote like parts'wherever they occur, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the blank used in the preferred formof the invention; Fig. 2 shows the abrasive card; Fig. 3 shows the card in position and the side extensions folded thereupon; Fig. 4 illustrates the completed receptacle; Fig. 5 is a side elevation, on enlarged scale, of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 shows a blank used in a form somewhat similar to the form shown in Fig. 1, the position and extent of the side eX- tensions being different and the shoulder 14 forming a locking means in conjunction with said side extensions; Figs. 7 and 8 illustrate the separable and adjustable bearing surface- .loid, etc.

and abrasive card; Fig. 9 shows the bearing surface and card in position and 'the side extenslons folded thereupon; Fig. 10 shows the completed modification; Fig. 11 shows a side elevation, on enlarged scale, of Fig. 10. This match receptacle is formed out of a blank that is cut by a die, preferably at a single operation, from any suitable material such as cardboard, fairly stiff paper, celluln conjunction with the receptacle there is used a rectangular piece of sand paper or other abrasive material, which is freely removable from the pocket in said receptacle. may be partly covered with one material and partly with another material, in order to be capable of igniting any and all kinds of match-heads.

1n the preferred embodiment of this invention, as shown in Figs. 1 to 5, the blank is scored or creased at 1, 2, 3*, 4f, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 24 in order to facilitate the folding operations. ln said form, the blank consists of la tongue extension or flap 9, a back or body portion 10, a front portion extension 11, ears or side extensions `12 and 13 and bearing surface 15 having a distinct portion or shoulder 14. ln forming the receptacle the blank is bent at the creases or Scor-.ings inthe following order 7, 8, 5, 6, 5a, 6, 3, f1, 1, and 2. 1n this manner shoulder 14 will be brought to lie adjacent the portion 11, bearing or friction surface 15 is then bent back and lies partly upon said shoulder and forms-with said shoulder a two-fold intermediate locking means, and ears 12 and 13 when folded into position are spaced-from the back portion 10 and form the front wall of the match holding pocketl, while front portion 11 lies against said ears 12 and 13 to reinforce and strengthen the match pocket 16. When the ears or side extensions 12 and 13 are brought to lie in position tovform the front wall of the match holding pocket, andI forming an ignition. surface, eaidsurfaoe rlhe surface of the abrasive card then lying between the matches and the bearing or friction surface lo`f the front wall 11. Recess 19 is formed by shoulder 14 for the reception of tongue or cover extension 9. Thus the article is ready for use, and upon withdrawing a match from pocket 16 it is placed lengthwise between said bearingfsurface 15 andsaid abrasive substance 17, the fingers press said parts together, and the match is then pulled lengthwise through the clamp thus formed, with the inevitable result that the head .is ignited. rlhe -distinctive and valuable feature of the invention here becomes apparent, for, while match holders may be found having an abrasive surface of various sizes and in various locations relative to the matches, yet in most cases, the match must be drawn across the necessarilyv small abrasive surface several times before ignition is secured, while in this invention the pull of the match across the long transverse ignition surface coupled with the fact that the match-head is held in a grip and tightly pressed between the bea-ring surface 15 and the abrasive surface 17 renders ignition almostinevitable upon the first trial. Another distinctive feature lies in the fact that the abrasive card 17 may be covered with two or more abrasive substances whereby it may ignite any kind of match and because of the fact that said card is freely removable from the match pocket it can be turned about so as to present successively four di'erent surfaces, as indicated at 20, 21, 22, and 23. In order to facilitate the withdrawal of a match, back portion 10 may be creased as at 18, and in suchcase that portion above said crease is allowed to swing back and away from the matches so that they may be more easily grasped by the ngers. f

It will be understood that this invention is. not limited to the precise construction described as the preferred embodiment, as many modications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit of this in-A vention or sacrificing its principal advantages.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6 to 11 the blank is cut as in Figs. 1 to 5 with the exception of the elimination of the bearing or frictionsurface 15, which is inserted into the match pocket as a separate and adjustable part as is the abrasive card 17.

It will be understood that the matches may be placed head-down within the pocket 16 or in the reverse position, and that from the snugv fit of said pocket orby reason of the Hap 9 held in recess 19 or by reason of said iap 9 being folded down behind the matches thereby forcing them more tightly against the walls of said pocket 16 the matches will not fall out in any positionI in which the device may be placed. It will be further noted that there is no danger of accidental ignition of the matches, as theabrasive 'card 17 is not in contact with the match-heads as lthey lie within the pocket 16; thatl said abrasive card may have the abrasive .substance upon only one or upon both its surfaces ;.and that the bearing or friction surface 15. may also be treated with an abrasive substancek should it be found desirable to have a more positive ignition means.

Having thus described. my said invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters- Patent is: f

1. A receptacle comprising a back or body portion having extending therefrom arms constituting a cover or' tongue extension, a front extension and side extensions, said front extension terminating in a two-part member which constitutes a downwardly projecting two-fold locking means, a retaining recess for saidy tongue extension, and a bearing surface, and a separable -and adjustable abrasive member adapted to cooperate with said bearing surface.

2. A match receptacle comprising, in combination, a continuous format-ion consisting of abody, tongue and front extensions, a locking device formedV intermediate the length of said front extension and ears formed at each side of said continuous formation to interlock with said interlocking" device and to form with said continuous i formation a plurality of pockets, and a removable ignitingstrip located in'one of said pockets, and coperating with one of said extensions to form a gripping device.

3. A receptacle, comprlsing'a body portion a plurality of extensions therefrom, one of said extensions forming a locking device and 'projecting lip, andan abrasive surface oonstitutingwith said`v extended lip an ignition device which extends transversely across the top of the receptacle.

4. A match igniting receptacle, comprising, in combination, a continuous body, tongue and'front extensions, ears formed on each side of said body and an abrasive surface, said front extension having an intermediate locking device interlocking with said ears to form a pocket'and having an extension ap to-form a gripping igniter.

5. Ak match receptacle, comprising, in

combination, a continuous body, tongue and' over the top of said ears to form a pocket and to coperate with said abrasive surface to form a gripping igniter.

7. A match receptacle, and a gripping striking device in combination, eonslsting of a body portion, double fold extension portions interlocking with said body portion to form said receptacle, a friction member retained by said extensions, and an eXtension forming with said friction member said gripping striking device transversely across the receptacle. y

8. A receptacle comprising in combina- Y tion member,

tion a body portion, a plurality of interlocking extensions, s friction member and a bearing member associated with said friesaid bearing member being provided with a projecting lip cooperating with said friction member to constitute a 'transverse gripping igniter for matches.

In testimony whereof I have axed 'my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM'T. MCDOWELL. Witnesses:

GLADYS WALTON, EDNA J. GooKEL. 

